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1957 Map of Mahomet

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mahomet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Sangamon River meanders through this mid-century landscape, anchoring a region defined by the intersection of fertile prairie and burgeoning academic and transit hubs. The urban expansion of Champaign is visible in the east, characterized by the sprawling University of Illinois campus and the industrial infrastructure of the Illinois Central and Illinois Terminal railroads. This era shows a community in transition, where legacy one-room schoolhouses like Hensley Sch and Standard Sch (Abandoned) sit near the modern Illinois University Airport.

Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous family and mission landmarks, including Cem St Boniface Mission and the Argo Cem. The Sangamon River valley provides a recreational corridor with the Lake of the Woods and the County Forest Preserve, while the surrounding terrain features subtle elevations like Blue Mound and the Blue Ridge. This map captures the precise footprint of the Champaign-Urbana periphery before late-20th-century suburbanization.